Data Clerk at International Medical Corps

Location: Damboa, Borno

Summary Job Summary

• Reporting directly to the MEAL Officer, the selected candidate will work as part of a team to implement the Blanket Supplementary Feeding Program (BSFP) to Pregnant and Lactating women and Children below 2 years and General Food Distribution in-kind and Cash-based transfers to vulnerable populations in MMC and Gubio LGAs while performing a number of duties aimed at ensuring that the program data is well recorded, stored and reported.
• He/She will control the flow of data, monitor the field reports and submission as well as facilitate sharing of field program reports.

Responsibilities
Monitoring and Reporting:

• To work in close collaboration with the project team to coordinate any needs assessment and beneficiary registration for the food and cash assistance programs.
• To work with distribution team leaders and update beneficiary registry on a regular basis tracking new arrivals and exits from the programs.
• To liaise with the food and cash distribution teams and compile daily distribution reports and transmit to WFP focal points,
• Maintain and update database for the food and cash assistance project in MMC and Gubio and ensure data entry is completed and correct.
• Contribute to development of the monthly program report.
• Work in collaboration with the distribution team to keep track of beneficiary feedback, complaint mechanism and records.
• Coordinate the Post-distribution monitoring and dissemination of results.
• Validate Food requests from the distribution teams against the beneficiary registry.
• Work with program team, M&E team to document successes, best practice and/or lessons learnt throughout the program implementation.**

Communication and Teamwork:

• Ensure good communication with the program team.
• Facilitate harmonious working relationship with partners, beneficiaries and other stakeholders.
• Report problems encountered in the center or within the team to the Supervisor.
• Propose solution to solve any problem faced and report them to the Supervisor.
• Participate actively in regular staff and program review meetings.
• Prepare weekly team’s work schedule and submit to the Programme Manager.
• Any other duties that may be assigned from time by supervisors.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor Degree Science (or a higher diploma with at least 2 years’ experience) in Computer, Monitoring and Evaluation, Social sciences, Health Management or any health related discipline and
• At least two years of professional experience in food and cash assistance interventions. Experience in North East Nigeria is an added advantage.

Required Skills:

• Good knowledge and experience with different data entry management software within a humanitarian organization.
• Good computer skills especially Word and Excel, access. Knowledge of other databases preferred.
• Good human relations and diplomacy.
• Analytical capacity.
• Capacity to organize work.
• Demonstrated strategic thinking and analytical skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Good knowledge of English (reading, writing, speaking). Knowledge of Hausa is an added advantage.
• Capacity to work under stressful situations.
• Strong organizational and time management skills and capacity to coordinate work across multiple departments.
• Experience living in remote or isolated work stations, or insecure locations.

Equal Opportunities

• International Medical Corps is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or status as a veteran.

Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse:

• Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within International Medical Corps and amongst beneficiaries served by International Medical Corps.

Compliance & Ethics:

• Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics throughout International Medical Corps. As applicable to the position, maintains a clear understanding of International Medical Corps’ and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards. Conducts work with the highest level of integrity.